Morgan improving after tragic crash
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan was upgraded to fair condition yesterday, nine days after a New Jersey highway crash that badly injured him and killed one of his friends, his spokesman said.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.
- Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan was upgraded to fair condition yesterday, nine days after a New Jersey highway crash that badly injured him and killed one of his friends, his spokesman said.
"His personality is certainly starting to come back as well," spokesman Lewis Kay said.
Morgan, 45, the former "Saturday Night Live" and "30 Rock" star, suffered broken ribs and a broken leg in the June 7 crash on the New Jersey Turnpike. The crash killed fellow comedian James McNair and seriously injured two other people.
Prosecutors say Walmart driver Kevin Roper's truck hit Morgan's limo. The Jonesboro, Ga., resident has pleaded not guilty to charges of death by auto and assault by auto.
A criminal complaint alleges Roper hadn't slept for more than 24 hours before the accident when he swerved to avoid slowed traffic on the turnpike and plowed into Morgan's limo.
Morgan's assistant, Jeffrey Millea, of Shelton, Conn., has also been upgraded to fair condition, Kay said. Hospital officials said comedian Ardie Fuqua, of Jersey City, remains in critical condition.
- Associated Press